Sometimes I sit and think deep, like what if time travel was real and I could just pick one direction go back to the past or jump into the future. Even imagining it alone is something. Life is full of lessons, regrets, dreams and hopes, so choosing one side is not easy at all.
If I have to choose, honestly… I would travel to the past. Not because my past was that perfect, but because there are some moments in there that shaped me thoroughly, moments I didn’t value enough when I was living inside them. You understand, when you are still young, you don’t really understand many things. You think life will always stay the same, people will always be around, and happiness is something guaranteed. But growing up opened my eyes by force.
I would love to go back to the days when my parents’ advice felt like noise. Those times I rolled my eyes when they corrected me, or when I didn’t even appreciate their efforts on me because I thought they were too strict. Now I realize they were teaching me survival, character and discipline. If I could go back, I would hug them more, listen more, and complain less.
I would also go back to some moments when fear stopped me from trying what should have me honestly. When opportunities came but I didn’t believe in myself enough to grab them. I would whisper to my younger self, “You are stronger than you think, don’t let doubt hold you.” And maybe I would take some paths earlier instead of waiting for life to force me.
But even though I choose the past, part of me is curious about the future too to see if my dreams come true, if hard work finally pays off, if all the stress and prayer was worth it. But sometimes I think knowing the future too early might remove the excitement of the journey. Life is not perfect, yes, but it has a way of surprising us when we don’t give up.
I think time is funny. We spend the past wishing for the future and spend the future missing the past. If only we could balance both. But since I can’t really travel time for real, I will just hold my memories tight, learn from them, and use those lessons to build a better tomorrow.
The past may not be changeable, but it can still guide the future. And that, to me, is enough reason.
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Hmmm! What a great lesson for me because there are so many people around me today that I don't value and maybe thinks that they will always be around for a long time.
Thanks for sharing
I really learnt a great lesson from your entry. Thanks for sharing
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To be honest most our parents did such a great job in advices but we were only young and naive and wanted to try out everything, thanks for sharing your entry!